he thinks he won the election. and now he can use the crisis over the fiscal cliff to force republicans to go against the position they have had for 20 years. like bush senior with read my lips. senly create a civil war among republicans. the fact that someone here said that the ball is in the president's court. he is holding the ball, not sevenning it. they haven't -- not sevenning it. they haven't offered anything. mcconnell laughed at the offer because it was so outrageous and he wants everything and republican offers nothing in the reduction in entitlements or discretionary spending. they walk away and they won't, i assure you they are not going to offer anything. they will try to run out the clock, because what they can see on the republican side is panic, and defections. even though there are stories about unity in the house. without unity the republicans will crack. >> you always said that the republicans need to stop giving things away. and if we are going to go over the fiscal cliff make sure that it's pre